Illinois Code § 205 ILCS 685/7

(a) No person shall for the purpose of evading the recording
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or reporting requirements of Sections 4 and 5 of this Act:

 
 
(1) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution 
 
to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act; or

 
 
(2) Cause or attempt to cause a financial institution 
 
to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act that contains a material omission or misstatement of fact; or

 
 
(3) Structure, assist in structuring, or attempt to 
 
structure or assist in structuring any transaction with one or more financial institutions.

 
(b) A person structures a transaction if he is:

 
 
(1) acting alone, or in conjunction with or on behalf 
 
of other persons;

 
 
(2) conducts, attempts to conduct, or assists in 
 
conducting;

 
 
(3) one or more transactions in currency, cashier's 
 
checks, money orders or traveler's checks;

 
 
(4) in any amount;

 
 
(5) at one or more financial institutions;

 
 
(6) on one or more days;

 
 
(7) in any manner;

 
 
(8) for the purpose of evading the reporting 
 
requirements of this Act.

 
(c) Structuring a transaction is a Class 2 felony.

to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act; or
to fail to file a report or make a record required under this Act that contains a material omission or misstatement of fact; or
structure or assist in structuring any transaction with one or more financial institutions.
of other persons;
conducting;
checks, money orders or traveler's checks;
requirements of this Act.

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